42-31861 Ragged but Right
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UPL 30324
Tail section of B-17 42-31861, "Ragged but Right."
Merle Farley
Courtesy of 463rd Bomb Group Historical Society
Delivered Denver 28/12/43; Columbus 16/1/44; Lakeland 18/1/44; Morrison 18/2/44; Assigned 773BS/463BG Celone 20/2/44; flak damage Blechhammer, Ger. 13/9/44; Ditched into the Adriatic Sea and lost.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 463rd Bomb Group 773rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Foggia Satellite #1, San Nicola-d'Arpi